Hammond Place, High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
About Hammond Place
Hammond Place is a detached house in Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4XG). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since May 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 sits 226.9% above the 1999 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 60.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hammond Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Hammond Place is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Holly - Reduction of height to no less than 4.0m from ground level and proportionate reshaping of crown spread.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- CAN/17/3487
- Sept 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Eucalyptus - Fell. Pittosporum - Removal of two branches identified in photograph. Silver birch - Removal of overhanging branch identified in photograph.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- CAN/17/2862
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Hammond Place
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Hammond Place's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£425,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 May 1999Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4XG: £350,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in ME2 4XG
7a, High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Jun 2025
£355,00016 High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Oct 2024
£264,50028 High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Feb 2023
£575,0009 High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Aug 2021
£350,0008 High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Jul 2020
£270,000
Everything we know about Hammond Place, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other High Street homes
Price per m² for Hammond Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,102
Street avg £3,910
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Castle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB